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Genesis 24

Genesis 24:62

Isaac Marries Rebekah · Genesis 24:62–67
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Translations

Modern
Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.
Traditional
And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai–roi; for he dwelt in the south country.
Literal
And Isaac had come in from the entrance to Beer-lahai-roi, and he was dwelling in the Negev.
Latin
Eo autem tempore deambulabat Isaac per viam quæ ducit ad puteum, cujus nomen est Viventis et videntis: habitabat enim in terra australi:

Original

Hebrew
English
Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.

Notes

Genesis 24:62

Isaac lived in the Negev, in the southern part of Canaan.

Genesis 24:1–67

Isaac's marriage to Rebekah made it certain that God's plan would continue for the next generation. God showed his covenant faithfulness by working through his faithful people (24:12, 27, 49).

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham Isaac Rebekah Symbolic Numbers

People

Isaac: Son of Abraham; father of Jacob and Esau

Places

Beer-lahai-roi: Well where Hagar encountered the Angel of the Lord Negeb: The southern region of Israel, a semi-arid area

Glossary

Beer-Lahairoi Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of Isaac Lahai-Roi Patriarchs, Period of the Rebecca, Rebekah

Topics

Beer-Lahai-Roi: Also Called Lahai-Roi, a Well Isaac: The Miraculous Son of Abraham: Lives in the South Country at the Well Called Lahai-Roi Lahai-Roi: Isaac Lives At Rebekah (Rebecca): Becomes Isaac's Wife Servants: Good: Eliezer